Poor Service

January 31, 1985|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

The purpose of this letter is to alert our politicians and people in this area about the poor mail service we are receiving. I subscribe to a weekly newspaper coming out of Dubuque, Iowa, that is to arrive every Wednesday. During the last 12 weeks I've been getting this newspaper at least a week late.

Upon complaining to people at the Lehigh Valley Postal Center, I was told they are trying to do their best to correct the problem, which lies in the Philadelphia Postal Center, but without results. I understand there is an average of 24 tractor-trailer loads of publications not getting out on time. It doesn't just involve the one publication coming out of Dubuque, Iowa. This is all classified as second-class mail with priority handling.

How long is it going to take to correct the situation? With the poor service we are getting, why should we be paying higher postal rates?